Standard for logging-cars.



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STANDARD FOR LOGGING-CARS.

Speceatien of Letters Patent.

Patented April 23, 1907.

Application filed January 7, 1907. Serial No. 351,223,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES H, ALLEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Aycook, in the county of Jackson and State of Florida, have invented a new and uselul Improvement in Standards for Logging-Cars, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is designed to provide a new and improved standard for logging cars, which is to be arranged on the ends of the transverse bolsters oi the car to prevent the logs from rolling oil when in transit, but which is capable of adjustment to permit the easy loading or unloading orl the log.

Although intended primarily Yfor logging purposes, the device is equally applicable to cars for handling heavy lumber, iron beams, &C u i n. 1., .-f z. .1, i

It consists in the novel construction and arrangement of the adjustable standard, which I will now proceed to describe with reference to the drawings, in which Figure l is a side elevation partly broken away of a transverse bolster' of the car equipped with my improved standard. F ig. 2 is a plan view of the same and Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3 of F ig.

In the drawing, A represents the transverse bolster of the car which has a vertical slot a in the middle of its ends extending entirely through the bolster. In the upper part of this slot there is i'ulcrumed onv a stout horizontal bolt C the adjustable standard B. which plays in the slot and is adjustable from an erect position, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3 in full lines, to the depressed position shown in dotted lines. This standard is madeoi metal and is preilerablyrbentf'at an obtuse angle, like a knee, and when in erect osition leans outwardly at the top. The ower portion b of the standard which works in the slot is provided with locking and stop devices ,las follows.

On the bottom side of the end portions of the bolster there is arranged transversely to the bolster a rocking crank shaft E contained in bearings formed by the eyes Z Z o'l two eye bolts L L. These eye bolts extend in inclined position from the beveled end face a of the bolster down through holes bored in the same, so that their eyes are on a level with the lower surface of the bolster.

The rock-shaft E has a middle cranked portion e which when the rock-shaft is in the position shown in iull lines strikes against the lower end l) ol the standard and holds it in its erect position as seen in Fig. 3. When, however', this rock-shaft is turned to remove its cranked portion e 'from the range of the lower end b of the standard, as in dotted lines in Fig. l, then the standard is free to turn on its lulcrum bolt B to the depressed position for the loading or unloading oi" logs over the end of the same. 'lo limit the downward movement of the standard a cross bolt I) extends horizontally through the sides of the bolster and lorms a stop in the slot `for the lower end b of the standard to strike against.

To operate the rock-shalt E there is rigidly attached to its end an upwardly projecting crank arm F which is loosely attached to a pull bar Gr extending horizontally any desired distance along the side of the bolster parallel to the same. This pull bar passes through two staples II and I which are wide enough te allow some up and down movement of the pull bar, as shown by dotted lines, in Fig. 1. In the lower edge ol the pull bar there is formed a notch g which drops over the lower' leg ol" staple I when the standard B is in its erect position and the looking engagement oi this notch over the leg of the staple is maintained by a cam J eceentrically pivoted to the other leg of the staple. Vhen the cam is in its lowest position it locks the pull bar down so that its notch cannot become disengaged from the leg of the staple, but Awhen the cam is turned round and raised, as in dotted lines, the pull bar Gr may be lilted to disengage its notch g from the leg of then staple andthe pull bar Gr may then be manipulated by its handle K to give it the necessary longitudinal movement to turn the rock-shaft to lock or unlock the standardf To facilitate the turning of the cam J it is `formed with a small handle pin I claim 1. A logging standard lulcrumed on a horizontal axis and combined with the bolster, a horizontal rock-shaft arranged transversely to the bolster and having a locking projection adapted to engage the standard and means for turning the rock-shaft.

2. A logging standard lulcrumed on a horizontal axis and combined. with the bolster, a horizontal rock-shalt arranged transversely to the bolster and having a locking )rejection adapted to engage the standard, a rigid crank at the end of the rock-shaft and a pull ICO IOS

rod connected to said crank and arranged in guides in parallel position to the bolster and provided with locking devices.

3. The combination with a bolster slotted vertically at its end, a standard fulcrumed on a horizontal axis and having its end below its fulcrum extended down into the slot of the bolster, a rock-shaft at the bottom of the bolster arranged transversely thereto and having a locking ortion adapted to engage the lower end of tie standard and means for operating the rock-shaft- 4. The bolster slotted vertically at its end and having a beveled face at the upper part of its end, two eye-bolts extending from said bevel face obliquely to the bottom of the bolster7 a transverse rock-shaft j ournaled on the eyes of said bolts transversely to the bolster and having a locking rojection in the middle, and a standard fu crumed on a horizontal axis in the slotted bolster and having its lower end extended to locking engagement with the rock-shaft.

5. The bolster slotted vertically at its end,

a standard bent at an obtuse angle near the middle and fulcrumed at the bend near the top of the bolster on a horizontal axis within the slot, means for locking the standard in erect position and a sto arranged in the upper part of the slot ol the bolster to be engaged by the lower bent extension of the standard to hold the latter in its depressed position.

6. A logging standard ulcrumed on a horizontal axis and combined with a bolster, a horizontal rock-shaft arranged transversely to the bolster and having a locking projection adapted to engage the standard, a crank at the end of the rock-shaftl a pull bar attached to the crank and having a locking notch, a staple enclosing the pull bar and a locking cam arranged on one of the legs ofthe staple to hold the notch of the pull bar to engagement with the leg of the staple.

' CHARLES H. ALLEN.

llitnesses R. D. SHRIVALLEJ C. F. BURGDORF. 

